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Network Infrastructure Solutions and Services

• November 03, 2009 03 Nov'09

  Government in broadband time warp

  Westminster has once again come under fire for being trapped “in a time warp” over its plans for a 2Mbps universal broadband service. The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) said the government’s plans, originally outlined in the Digital Britain ...

• November 03, 2009 03 Nov'09

  Cisco hits back at Tandberg doubters

  Cisco chief strategy officer Ned Hooper has responded to a group of Tandberg shareholders who are holding out for a better offer from the vendor.

• October 29, 2009 29 Oct'09

  Juniper takes sledgehammer to network strategy

  Network infrastructure vendor Juniper has today announced a complete refresh of its strategy and partnerships with the intention of beating rival Cisco at its own game. In a key move, Juniper has opened up its Junos software IP to third party ...

• October 27, 2009 27 Oct'09

  Loss-making Extreme hunts new CEO

  Loss-making network infrastructure vendor Extreme Networks is on the hunt for a new CEO after Mark Canepa left the company last week to "pursue other opportunities". The California-based firm has appointed CFO Bob Corey as acting CEO in the meantime.

• October 23, 2009 23 Oct'09

  Comstor widens 'try before you buy' WAAS pilot

  Comstor and Cisco are opening the jointly developed ‘try before you buy' Wide Area Application Services programme to more resellers in the UK after a positive response to the pilot.

• October 20, 2009 20 Oct'09

  Five minute interview: Craig Whitney, Axway

  Microscope puts its questions to Craig Whitney, vice-president and managing director of Axway. What is the best/worst advice you have received and from whom? Always have a ‘plan B' - from a former manager. Stuff happens, so be prepared for it. What ...

• October 19, 2009 19 Oct'09

  Westcon nets new network contracts

  Networking VAD Westcon is upping its choice of IP-comms and Ethernet gear after signing two major deals in the space of a week. The distributor announced Monday that its Westcon Convergence unit is joining the Siemens Enterprise Communications (SEN)...

• October 15, 2009 15 Oct'09

  Sales and profits slide at Logicalis and Westcon

  Datatec is confident of retuning to revenue growth in H2 of fiscal 2010 after the recession ravaged group sales and profits in the first six months of the year.

• October 15, 2009 15 Oct'09

  Cisco faces hiccup in Tandberg acquisition

  Cisco could be forced to pay more than $3bn to secure the Norwegian video conferencing specialist Tandberg after a major shareholder group blocked the offer.

• October 14, 2009 14 Oct'09

  Cisco goes mobile with $2.9bn Starent buy

  Network equipment maker Cisco today said it would pay $2.9bn to acquire Starent Networks, a supplier of IP-based networking equipment for mobile and converged carriers. Starent's access-independent technology is used in CDMA2000, UMTS/HSPA and WiMAX...

• October 09, 2009 09 Oct'09

  Cisco Tandberg marriage to boost video market

  Cisco and Tandberg have moved to reassure their respective channels that last week's $3bn acquisition of the Norwegian video specialist will be a positive move.

• October 05, 2009 05 Oct'09

  Brocade unexpected subject of M&A rumours

  The current bout of vendor consolidation could continue into the autumn after reports emerged over the weekend that Brocade has quietly put itself on the market.

• October 05, 2009 05 Oct'09

  BT Engage IT bags new boss

  BT has named former Redstone boss Martin Balaam as the man to head up its reseller operation Engage IT. As revealed by MicroScope, managing director Nick Gorringe left BT Engage IT at the last month, after 16 years at the firm but will continue to ...

• October 02, 2009 02 Oct'09

  The driving power behind the cloud

  As many companies move into the cloud there is a growing need for tools that can monitor, analyse, optimise and secure the supporting infrastructure.

• October 01, 2009 01 Oct'09

  Azlan gets Smart Care nod from Cisco

  C2000’s enterprise network, software and storage unit Azlan is to start selling Cisco’s Smart Care network monitoring and support service over a year after the programme first launched into the UK through rival distie Comstor.